How many books do we read a month?

[drenee]

I have read one book and I'm part way through 2 others.  Of course, I've been staying at the lake on the weekends, with no internet service.  Well, slow dial up.  Not worth trying to post on here.  So I've had more time to read. 
deb

[drenee]

Interesting idea.  I'm in!

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand - 752 pages hardcover - Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand - 1324 pages hardcover - Oct. 5-the rest of my life (just kidding)
Smash Cut: A Novel - Sandra Brown - Kindle edition - Oct. 5-

For the rest of your life....how funny.
deb

[thresel]

I'm averaging around 8 per month.  That's $80 if I buy the 9.99 ones.  My Kindle is high maintenance but I love her anyway.

[DD]

For the rest of your life....how funny.
deb

LOL.  It's just so long.  I'm reading it gradually in between other books.  I just can't stick with one thing that long!

[kalitara]

I'm going to try to read one book a week with my new Kindle. I love this thing!

[The Atomic Bookworm]

I probably missed the memo so I'm having to ask: on the October book count, are we allowed to include magazines/journals?

[marianneg]

I probably missed the memo so I'm having to ask: on the October book count, are we allowed to include magazines/journals?

I think that's up to you   There don't seem to be a lot of rules - this is just for fun!

[B-Kay 1325]

I read FountainHead and Atlas Shrugged when I was in high school and don't plan to re-visit either one of them.  I am currently reading the new Bertrice Small book The Border Lord and the Lady.  I also downloaded several books this weekend that have been recommended in the "Ahh" thread.  I have lots of reading to do but since I usually read pretty fast I don't think I'll have much trouble getting through the list. lol

[BTackitt]

Well, as today kinda marks the halfway point, I went and looked at my totals so far for the month.
<Total K-Loc as of 14:42 Thursday 15-Oct-09= 66,001>
If you want to look, it's the first reply in the Oct Book count thread stickied up top.

[drenee]

I was thinking about that yesterday as well, being halfway through the month. 
I haven't read as many as I had originally anticipated, but the second half of the \
month is not as busy as the first half.
deb

[Jeff]

I've been on a re-reading classics binge and have read a baker's dozen so far this month. The surprise has been that some books that I loved when I was young seem less enjoyable while others, that I once thought of as so-so, are terrific now. Anyone else have a similar experience?

[Neekeebee]

I've been on a re-reading classics binge and have read a baker's dozen so far this month. The surprise has been that some books that I loved when I was young seem less enjoyable while others, that I once thought of as so-so, are terrific now. Anyone else have a similar experience?

I definitely had that experience with The Catcher in the Rye.  Loved it when I was in high school but not so much on the re-read.    (I'm told a lot of people feel that way about Catcher.)

Opposite reaction to Pride and Prejudice.  Thought it was just OK in HS, but loved it when I re-read it on Kindle last year!  It's my new favorite book!   

Which books do you think differently about now?

N

[Jeff]

Which books do you think differently about now?

Coincidentally, just a week or so ago, I bought all Jane Austen's novels for 99 cents. My new favorite Austen novel is Sense and Sensibilities. The subtleties of all the characters and the moral strength of Elinore Dashwood went right over my head when I was young.

When I was a teenager, I thought that J.D. Salinger was the greatest author of all time. However, I re-read The Catcher in the Rye some years ago and didn't even finish it.

[Hopeful76]

Speaking of classics, one of the best things about getting a Kindle was discovering all of the free and/or cheap classics that are available.

[drenee]

Hopeful, isn't that awesome?  I find the classics much easier to read on my K than in a hardback. 
And call me silly, but I can't seem to do a classic in a paperback.  Goofy; I know. 
I have really taken advantage of Amazon's classics, and also Gutenberg.org. 
Enjoy.
deb

[pidgeon92]

Hopeful, isn't that awesome?  I find the classics much easier to read on my K than in a hardback. 
And call me silly, but I can't seem to do a classic in a paperback.  Goofy; I know. 

Not at all. I picked up Little Women from the library a few years ago, it took me twelve weeks to plow through it. I had to renew it twice, and then I hit the limit so I had to take it back out under my husband's card.

[BTackitt]

well, I had a great first half of the month.. but the last 5 days have been minimal for me.. darn schoolwork.. I had 3 midterms to study for, so.. now I get to read for pleasure again. sigh.

[drenee]

Hope you did well on your midterms. 
deb

[Hopeful76]

Hopeful, isn't that awesome?  I find the classics much easier to read on my K than in a hardback. 
And call me silly, but I can't seem to do a classic in a paperback.  Goofy; I know. 

I have a hard time reading paperback classics too...but I don't really know why.  I can fly through them on my Kindle though.

[Adele]

I was averaging a book a week, but then I began writing a book, which cut into my reading time.  I'm now reading about 2 books a month.

[Annalog]

Depending on my work and travel load, I probably read between 5 and 15 with an average of 10 books per month. I will know the amount for October, if not for any other month. 

With about a week and a half to go, it looks as if my reading for October (http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,14086.msg270243.html#msg270243) will match my guessed average of 10 (currently at 5 with two more that I should finish before next week and probably two or three more by the end of the month). 

I had based my previous guess on reading 1-2 print (including Kindle) books a week and 1-2 audio books a week. I have been reading at this rate for more than a dozen years. Before that I lived within 5 minutes of where I worked, worked longer hours, and probably read 1-4 books a week. Still not much different from today. 

Probably the biggest difference in my reading habits is that I am now more likely to read a new book than to find one in our home library or one from the public library. I am also reading more authors in more genres.

Is anyone else unsurprised (or surprised) by their October reading log?

I was averaging a book a week, but then I began writing a book, which cut into my reading time.  I'm now reading about 2 books a month.

I can certainly understand how writing a book would cut into reading time!  I would have expected it to have an even bigger impact than that.  When I am working on creative projects, my reading time is drastically reduced.

[Kino]

I compared a book that I have in Kindle format and the physical copy, and found that 10,000 locations is roughly equal to 600 pages in a book, where print size is about the same.

That being said, I'm way down on my book count this year.  In 2008, I read 324 books.  Most of those averaged 600+ pages, although there were a few (about 100 or so) that were in the 120-180 page range.

This year, I've only read 113 books, but again, most of those are in the 600+ page range.  There have been a lot fewer of the shorter books.

If I'm not leaving anything out, this month, I've read 43,598 Kindle locations, plus another 592 page paper book.  if I wasn't so caught up in school and work, I'd probably have doubled that amount by now.

...looking over those numbers, I see proof as to why I will never make it as a writer.  I can't put a book down once I start it, but the slightest stumble will stop my writing.

[Anju No. 469]

I am really surprised by my October log.  I have read one paper book, and am reading another and find/found it difficult to pick up and read, but will read on the kindle at the drop of a hat.

[BTackitt]

I have been unhappy with this month for myself.. but school is a little rough right now, so I am only reading light-short books.. no brain power left for anything deep or thought provoking...

I did just go through all pages of what people have posted to see if there was anything I might enjoy later, and am downloading smaples so I can remember which ones to look at later.

[Hopeful76]

I seem to have read more than my usual 4-5 books per month.  However, since I teach college, I had more free time for reading during our 3 day "fall break".